The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-02-03

'"' -, 3, Vogue with the Coward
,,c--Demons of Spite--School-
nc,,' Opportunity
...ronccs " time are very peculiar.
,,,.,, was Bishop Valentine Nee "ha1 ne
Ihe' 5o a. >,ifTor FOR nearly 1000 years.
W about 1925 years ago that he was
w. sct mon. arrested, beaten with clubs,
l0v' SS,,uy lchcadod. This was to say the
a. -orv harsh treatment of an elderly and
So ,l,io prelstc He bad aroused local
4, sonl- way, OF course, or all this
fe'' 60 ,ot have happened. But howi Many
vo''- q, this day that he was the author Of
-.,tic. of sending love messages on
Ieo srd that his punishment was
...,,,uenSurate with his crime. But
hD Generates him from SO serious
lS The poor old man had no cupidal
..,,,os that any ono ever heard Of. His
,ss no worse than bcfriending tho
80, martyrs in the persecution OF
C,.,,s H. On Feb. Ia, go he was be
beaded -, -. e.;o,5s COT
o.. doing him honor Pope Julius built
So. 20 uerpetuatc his memory near Ponte
Gu, ,r. The heataens,n Us the Christians
~r-4.ton. we're in the habit Of having
go. on Feb. -. The boys drew
- Of girls in honor of their goddess,
r.t~.,afa Juno In order 20 abolish this Gus
49,, several Jealous pastors substituted the
..r,s. n saints in billets given on this day
-Lt So Dr. Valentines name got started
.t,l,rring 10 this day, and it was no time
'r .so world was ready 10 give him the
-. ~ the whole business. There was,
,...,s~ mo- connection between the good
-, and the custom Of St Valentines day as
no. been known ever since 1t is sup
r,si 20 be Of pref Christian origin.
DEGENERATE FESTIVAL.
very modern work the l4th Of Feb
~ +, described as a degenerate festival"
.,.,r which ~iocular anonymous letters are
ssDt 90 persons whom one wishes TO quiz, ana
r.. chiefly by the humber people Maid
servsnts and young fellows interchange such
,ri.,les with each other, no doubt conceiyng
hat the Joke is amazingly good
This ia A very tame description Of the de
,,.rsr,te side If ST. Valentines day. In the
9rlgsr valentine Loves mortal enemy, Hate,
ia rerresented The other side Of the story
hasa hearing. Originally Menus had hand
:, II but The returns became too heavy for
him and he fed the field leaving it to all the
little demons of spite, revenge, envy and Jeal-
o,sv The coward who wants 10 hurt some
bo5v and not be known as striking the blow
finds weapon all ready 10 his hand in the
,rI,sr valentine. He sends it and then sits
down and laughs over the rage Of the re-
csiver. as he pictures il in his mind. He fan
So. -. Z ffeat frNfse 1ra~fa af-I-
Gus Joke 1t is a one-legged joke, and ho
owns the leg, but that doesn't dlsconcert him.
Men Of cruel and low instincts have always
laughed al the wounds they have inflicted
mon others. There are still living persons
who find cause for nurth in pulling u chair
from under another person. Ideas of humor
keen pace with tie intellect The fun bOor
expires over would be only gross and unpar-
donable rudeneSs to a gentleman.
About this time the landlady Of the board
inc house gets q very large mail. She sees
herself and her table, her daughter, her dress
and her tastes caricatured without mercy.
She knows that these printed and painted in
suits emanate most likely from the men and
women who sit at her table, but she is not IN
apo,iti0n 20 escort them through the street
door and tell them never TO return She feels
these knives Of malice very keenly, but she
pockets her wrath and says nothing.
EDWARDS VANTAGE GROUND.
Unmarried women in their thirties are
blessed ON st. Valentines day with numer-
Gus coarse reminders of their years. Pictures
of hideous hays are sent them as gentle hints
that their Youthful charms have departed;
or they are represented as 1inging nooses at
every male creature they see. These polite
offerings emauate from coarse minded rivals
or suubbel beaux of no particular decency Of
thought
School teachers are apt to get plents OF
sealed envelopes on ST. Valentines day
Many a small boy nurses his grudge patiently
until the dreadful time comes round, and
then m.oads his pent up wrath by means Of
vllaiuous ampoons, whose depravity he
isn't even large enough % understand.
Itmav be- that a day devoted TO exchanging
insults is anecessity with Il low order of mind.
Otherwise the cbullitions might be more FIRE
queut At all events, the day viewed as q
vantage ground for towards to mail lam
poems 90 those they either envy or hate has
become important enough to establish trade
i'm its vile merchandise Flash news stands
drive q lively business for fortnight before
st. Valentine comes round. The person who
stands in need Of particularly incisive lam
p0on % send To- his enemy can find one ready
made and colored 10 his hand. The authors
of These fearful documents have left 10 body
unproyidel for They have the listOf types
oimen and women made up with a complete
ness that savors of genius And they have
brought printed insults down within the
reach Of the humblest and poorest. For five
cents one can get valentine of the most in
csiye and offensive description. This is no
trade that caters to the rich. Anybody with
nickel ahead can treat his rival OF his
enemy, or even his benefactOr, to pang Of
discomfort Attacks on ones self-respect are
;hu, made so cheap that anybody's enemy
can arm himself With one or more of them.
GERTRUDE GARRISON.
Lists Rebuke to David.
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